Holden Commodore 2010 News

The Holden Restoration Parts by Rare Spares program is modelled on a similar scheme in America where owners of classic GM cars have for years been able to buy parts for their older classics through GM dealers and specialised outlets.Here, Holden has teamed up with restoration parts specialists Rare Spares to provide owners of classic Holdens with parts produced to the original factory specifications from original tooling or Holden drawings. "There's a lot of passion out there for Holden vehicles," said Holden after-sales director, John Scotton. "This program helps us assist those passionate Holden owners keep that passion alive."The fit between Holden and Rare Spares is a natural one. Rare Spares was established more than 30 years ago to satisfy the demand from owners of older Holdens for parts for restoration or just to keep their old cars going. It has grown into a nationally recognised brand with franchised outlets and stockists in every state as well as New Zealand.Under the deal Holden will hand over drawings or tooling once it has finished with them, and Rare Spares will handle the production and distribution of the parts. Distribution will be through Holden dealers who choose to sign up for the program or the Rare Spares national network of franchised outlets and stockists.Holden dealers who choose not to sign up for the program will still be able to refer customers to participating dealers or Rare Spares outlets. Under the arrangement owners of classic Holdens from the original 48-215 of 1948 to the VS Commodore of the 1990s will be able to source parts and accessories of the same quality as those originally fitted to their cars on the Holden assembly line. Rare Spares General Manager David Rayner said the program would improve both the availability and price of Holden parts and accessories."Making low volume parts at an affordable price can be difficult, so working with Holden will allow us to rapidly increase the number of products under the new brand, as well as enabling us to ensure quality and consistent supply of existing product," Rayner said.Rayner said that while demand has traditionally been for parts for older classics, such as the 1950's FJ or 1960's EH, and the Monaros and Toranas of the 1970s, demand was growing for parts for later models like the Commodores of the 1980s and '90s. Rayner said there was a lot of interest in the VB, VH, VK and VL model Commodores, as well as the later VR and VS Commodores, particularly the upmarket models like the Calais and SS. "I don't necessarily think the more modern models are going to reach the popularity of the HK Monaro or 48-215, for instance, but who knows?" he said.Whether or not they do ever reach that level of popularity their owners can be assured that parts will be available to keep them in pristine condition.

These are two recommendations University of Queensland researcher Bronwyn Griffin expects to flow from her study into the incidents which is to be handed to Parliament by July next year.  She was speaking yesterday (FRIDAY MAY 21) at a demonstration of vehicle rear blinds spots held on the forecourt of Suncorp Stadium as part of an awareness campaign for national Fatality Free Friday (FFF) next Friday."Nothing replaces parental vigilance," Griffin said pointing out that in Queensland 196 children were seriously injured in low-speed accidents and 18 killed in the past five years.  "Queensland has the highest death rate in the nation probably because we have a higher proportion of four-wheel drives," she said."However, technology such as rearview cameras can't be trusted completely. It's a great aid, but it doesn't eliminate the problem. Also, it's not affordable to all families."  However, FFF founder Russell White said it was wrong to pigeonhole all four-wheel drives as a problem and pointed out with his demonstration that a Commodore sedan with a boot-mounted spoiler has a blind spot 15m long compared with 3.6m for a Land Rover Discovery.The demonstration also included a Holden Barina with a 6m blind spot and a Toyota Tarago with 10.1m.  "I would have expected the 4WD to be the worst, but you can't pigeonhole them as all the same," he said."Some of our sedans are a bigger problem. It depends more on the design of the vehicle rather than the type.  "The Disco has a big window in the back with a low tailgate while the Commodore has a high boot and a spoiler."Rear architecture of the vehicle clearly plays a huge role in visibility and we need to ask manufacturers if they ever take this into account."  While 4WD vehicles were involved in 10 of the 18 fatalities, passenger cars accounted for most accidents causing major injuries and 84 per cent of vehicles involved in low-speed run-over incidents were passenger vehicles.Griffin said most of these accidents happened in home driveways.  "Unfortunately most often it's the mum or dad that is driving," she said.  "With the decreasing size of homes these days the driveaway is an attractive place for children to play, but it's not a safe place."She recommended parents walk around their car before getting in, supervise and remove children in the area and separate their driveway with a physical barrier form the rest of the yard.White also suggested drivers should learn to adjust their rearview mirrors for better vision.  "But even with the mirrors correctly adjusted every vehicle will have a blind spot and we need to be aware of the size of that even in a small sedan," he said.  Drivers who wish to take part in Fatality Free Friday can register their interest online at www.fatalityfreefriday.com

... but only a very distant relative, as well as the newest hero for a company clawing its way back from bankruptcy in the USA.  It has been developed in partnership with NASA and its humanoid design means it will work in much the same way as people on the International Space Station.The only difference is that Robonaut 2 has no real body  just a 'chest' as a powerpack, with a 'head' for computer controls and 'arms' and 'hands' to use a range of space tools.  The new GM robot is the latest humanoid worker produced by the car industry, which has used production line robots for more than a generation but is also investigating the sales potential for machines which can take over hard work from people.Honda is into the third generation of its Asimo robot family, which looks like a toy but is being developed for home help and as a nursing assistant in hospitals, while Toyota even developed a robot marching band -- with one machine which can play a trumpet -- during its work in the field.Robonaut 2 will blast into space in September as a passenger on the Discovery shuttle before becoming a permanent resident on the space station.  "The use of R2 on the space station is just the beginning of a quickening pace between human and robotic exploration of space," John Olson, director of NASA's Exploration Systems Integration Office, said."The partnership of humans and robots will be critical to opening up the solar system and will allow us to go farther and achieve more than we can probably even imagine today."  No-one will say how much Robonaut 2 cost, but its job in space will be to work alongside people in the space station's laboratory.

He says most of their customers are people who have been given a rally lesson as a gift."Almost exclusively it"s a gift from a female to a guy as a Father"s day, birthday or Christmas present," he says."Only about 10 per cent of our customers are females.Our customers are often people who are hard to buy presents for.They already have everything like a big screen TV and this is a bit different."RallySchool last year conducted courses for almost 5000 customers over 153 days in Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.Of those, 80 days were in Sydney, 30 in Victoria, 22 in Perth and eight each in Queensland and South Australia, but this year Ryan plans to increase the Victorian courses to 52, South Australia to 14 and Queensland to 10.The courses include six-lap drives, 12-lap drives, and half-day and full-day courses with prices from $195 to $995.They also host corporate events and level two instruction which leads to CAMS licensing, however Ryan says only about one percent of their customers ever progress to competition level."Most people have had very limited previous competition experience and aren't interested in competing," he says. "We want to teach them driving skills and promote the sport. We want to show them how addictive it is." RallySchool has over 50 instructors with about half competing at varying levels from club to international."We have six instructors at each event with an average of about 100 years" shared experience," Ryan says.Currently among their team is Ben Atkinson who began driving in club rally championships in 1999, but has mainly filled his trophy cabinet as co-driver to his brother and former World Rally Championship driver Chris, plus Cody Crocker, the most successful driver in the history of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.I recently attended a half-day course with 10 other drivers at the Ipswich-based Willowbank track, which Ryan says is the fastest in the country with its clay base.The event begins with a briefing in which Ryan explains the fundamentals of rally driving and how it differs from road driving."The instructors will encourage you to go faster by pressing harder on the brake pedal," he says."Keep both hands on the steering wheels at 3 and 9 o'clock because you need to know at all times where your front wheels are pointing."You need your front wheels pointing down the road and you need to look down the road not where the car is pointed."He advises we leave it in third gear around the tight circuit to reduce the amount of wheelspin.Sceptical drivers head out with an instructor and pretty soon find out that the old dictum of "in slow, out fast" really works and a higher gear than you would normally select provides more control over the driving wheels. The cars have limiters to prevent you going ridiculously fast, but still hurtle around the track at higher speeds than most can handle.They run on normal road tyres to avoid churning up the track, but apart from the rubber and some suspension tweaks, the vehicles are virtually race ready. Pretty soon instructors have the novice drivers picking up speed and confidence and returning to the pits with a grin as wide as their outstretched arms.As Ryan says, "the guys on TV make it look easy". Having never driven on a dirt track before, I first had to "un-learn" a lot of tar habits such as trailing the brake and using a wide arc through corners. On the dirt, he says you get your braking over in a straight line and you stick to the "clean line" on the inside of the corner where the best grip is. They don't teach the "Scandinavian flick" or handbrake cornering, but they do teach valuable lessons in car feel and control.Each driver gets four six-lap sessions, one in each car (Lancer, Subaru and Ford ute), and the fourth in the car of their choice. Around the country, RallySchool has 14 vehicles: two Ford utes, one Holden ute, eight Subaru WRX STi sedans and four Evo Lancers.The three cars used at Willowbank are spread out on the track at the same time, so there is little down time for customers. They also rotate through a second Subaru as a passenger with Atkinson showing them the finer points of rally driving.To cap it off, customers also experience a hot lap with a rally driver, which puts their own brave attempts into perspective. The hot laps are a real adrenalin rush, but they also show just how far off the pace you are. For an extra $50, customers can also buy a video of their experience.Brad Hooper, 32, drove five hours up from Kempsey in his Golf GTI to take part in the course. "The instructor gets you to pick up your speed quite quickly," he says.The motorsport fan who also owns a Ducati 1098 motorcycle was given the gift by his wife, Kathryn, two years ago.Michael Whitehouse, 46, of Brisbane, has no interest in motorsport and was given the course as a present from his partner, Lynne Newbury."It's just an adrenalin rush," he said after his drive. Newbury bought the course for Whitehouse "because he has everything else"."I thought it best to buy him an experience he will remember," she says. "Now he can tick that one off his bucket list."WHAT I LEARNTI will never be Chris Atkinson;I drive too fast into corners and don"t use enough brake;If you go slower into the corner, you can get on the throttle earlier and achieve more terminal speed on the next straight;Braking transfers weight to the front wheels which gives them more grip and steering feel; The smoother you drive, the less you unsettle the car.SNAPSHOTWHAT: Rally driving lessonsWHERE: Richmond, Toronto NSW, Willowbank QLD, Werribee VIC, Tailem Bend SA and Bakers Hill WAHOW MUCH: six-lap drives ($195), 12-lap drives ($375), half-day ($555) and full-day course ($995)WHO: RallySchoolWEB: rallyschool.com.auPHONE: 1800 208 000

The Walkinshaw Performance 6.0-litre V8 gains a WP190 supercharger that lifts power from 270kW to 450kW with torque from 530Nm to 770Nm. The power pack supercharger uses Eton internals and the rest of the V8 is massaged with water-to-air intercooling, WP cold air intake, high-flow injectors and a bi-modal exhaust. Walkinshaw's sales and marketing manager, Tony Harris says the Superwagon is a first for them."We've never done a wagon before," he says. "We really wanted to showcase the family element. It's a really user friendly every day car."Harris says the car is aimed at some of the hot German performance wagons. To complete the upgrade there are special colour-coded bonnet scoops, lowered suspension, special 20-inch wheels and tyres and WP engine covers, mats and headrests. Walkinshaw Performance also adds on a high-end Rockford Fosgate stereo system, available on VE product for the first time. The audio upgrade does not compromise any of the car's existing electronic functions, like Bluetooth connectivity.The Walkinshaw tweaks are not limited to the Sportwagon. They are available on the VE Commodore SS, SS-V, Calais, the Statesmen and Caprice, sedans and utes. Packages start from $3590 but enthusiasts can spend as much as $50,000 upgrading their cars.Harris says the company "has never been busier" because of the peace of mind available with the no-cost warranty on performance upgrades."The warranty offer has been a catalyst for more business," he says. Harris says the company expects to modify about 1000 Holdens this year. The warranty deal applies equally to customers with a new Holden or Holden Special Vehicle car."More than 50 per cent of our inquiry is from Holden customers and the fact we are now offering a warranty on supercharged engines gives owners peace of mind," he says.The warranty extends for the balance of the manufacturers' new car warranty. If a customer brings in a three-month old car in for a performance upgrade, Walkinshaw will cover the driveline for the remaining 33 months. Walkinshaw has not yet released performance figures for the wagon but it's tipped to hit 100km/h in under 5 seconds.The full upgrade on the Sportwagon does not come cheap. The SS-V Sportwagon costs $57,290 but the full-blown WP treatment adds another $43,990."We had one customer who owned a 2008 HSV GTS who ended up spending $25,000 upgrading the car's performance," Harris says.

The latest VFACTS data shows 94,744 new vehicles were sold last month, an increase of 25.2 per cent or 19,094 vehicles.  The record March result eclipses the previous record set in March 2007 by 352 vehicles.It is the third month in a row that sales have grown, leading industry forecasters to predict that car sales could hit the magic million this year.  However, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries is hosing down expectations, forecasting more modest 2010 sales of 970,000 vehicles.FCAI spokesman, James Goodwin, said there was no talk yet of revising upwards the VFACTS sales forecast.  "It would be great if we could reach the magic million but it is just too early to call given the easing of business sales and rising interest rates," he said.The Holden Commodore remains the country's number one family car with 4209 sold last month.  Toyota's lifestyle HiLux ute was the second most favourite seller last month, with 3935 sold.  Off-roaders continue to be the biggest sellers, with sales up 34 per cent this year.Top 10 cars - March1. Holden Commodore 42092. Toyota HiLux 39353. Hyundai i30 36784. Mazda3 35625. Toyota Corolla 35556. Ford Falcon 24967. Mitsubishi Lancer 22458. Nissan Navara 21549. Holden Cruze 212510. Toyota Yaris 2114Top Ten brands (March)1. Toyota 20,3062. Holden 11,7953. Ford 80924. Hyundai 77975. Mazda 74536. Nissan 65587. Mitsubishi 55568. Honda 41539. Subaru 367910. Volkswagen 3034

Well in future your backyard household waste could be the key to fueling the family sedan.  The Victorian Government and a consortium of companies is assessing the viability of a ground-breaking green fuel plant for the state that uses garbage.If successful the $400 million plant could produce more than 200 million litres of ethanol a year from regular household and building waste.  GM-Holden, which will introduce an ethanol-fueled Commodore V6 later this year, is one of the lead companies in the consortium.US-based biofuel company and ethanol producer Coskata, Caltex, Veolia and Mitsui have also signed up to investigate the viability of the plant, which could be built in Melbourne.  If successful, the alternative fuel will be blended as E85, a mixture of 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent regular petrol.Coskata believes it can produce ethanol for less than 35 centres a litre, more than offsetting is higher fuel use when compared to petrol.  The company's chief marketing officer Wes Bolsen, said the proposal would not just benefit Victoria."It's about what can be done in Queensland or NSW," he says.  "It's the tip of the iceberg for Australia to be less dependent on oil."Bolsen believes that Australia's surplus agriculture waste could make it a net exporter of material for ethanol plants in other parts of the world.  "There is a chance Australia could take the lead with this technology," he says.GM-Holden's energy and environment director Richard Marshall says ethanol could reduce our dependence on petrol by up to 30 per cent.  Marshall believes for alternative fuels to go mainstream petrol will have to hit a trigger point of $2 a litre.Caltex is rolling out more ethanol pumps in 30 metropolitan and regional service stations later this year, increasing to 100 within 12 months.  It already has about 400 service stations nationally selling E10.Bolsen said Coskata did not make fuel from food crops.  "We use sources like municipal waste that have reached the end of their lifecycle," he said.

A small after-tax profit of $12.8 million was overwhelmed last year by net losses of $210.6 million because of the axing of the Holden-built Pontiac export program. These losses also included a series of special, one-off charges totalling $223.4 million, mostly because of the cancellation of the export program. The special charges stemmed mainly from the closure of the Family II engine plant in Melbourne.Last year's loss is significantly more than the $70.2 million loss posted in 2008. GM-Holden's chief financial officer, Mark Bernhard, said the result was disappointing but a by-product of one of the most severe economic downturns in recent memory."This had a substantial impact on both our domestic and export sales," he said. "Much of our loss was incurred as a result of GM's decision to discontinue the Pontiac brand in North America."High-volume exports of the Pontiac G8 ended last April, impacting the company's build numbers. The company built 67,000 vehicles last year, significantly down from the 119,000 built in 2008. It exported 88,000 engines, compared to 136,000 in 2008.Bernhard said other key Holden export markets were also hit by the global economic downturn, which led to a dramatic decline in demand for locally built cars from Holden's overseas customers."At a local level, despite producing Australia's top-selling car, the Commodore, our domestic market was also impacted," he said. These factors resulted in revenue declining from $5.8 billion in 2008 to $3.8 billion in 2009. However, Bernhard said as the health of the world economy started to improve in the second half of the year, so too did Holden's finances."At this time that we started to witness the benefits of some of the more difficult restructuring decisions made during the year to ensure we were operating on a leaner, more efficient base," he said. "This contributed to the company's positive operating cash flow of $289.8 million."Bernhard is confident Holden will return to a profit soon, particularly with local production of the Cruze small car starting in Adelaide early next year. "While we've had a good start to the year, I'm not in a position to declare victory just yet," he said.

They convey a sense of mystery, sophistication and seduction, says a university researcher.  And the colour of the car you buy says a lot about what type of person you are, adds marketing postgraduate research student Andrew Golledge of the Queensland University of Technology.Golledge, who has 10 years' experience in the motor industry working mainly with accidents and breakdowns, admits he recently bought a black Mitsubishi Lancer.  "Every man has to have a black car once in his life,'' says Golledge who is researching consumer motivations and behaviour and has based his assessments on several published research documents."Black cars talk about mystery, sophistication and seduction. It's the idea that the colour represents.  Black silk sheets on a bed, black lingerie. These are sensual things.''However, the most popular colour choice across the industry is silver which Golledge says reflects prestige.  "So does champagne gold and, to a lesser extent, beige. These are the colours of jewellery and they exude professionalism and prestige,'' he says."Is it any wonder Audi uses silver in all of its promotions?''  Silver is also considered a practical and safe colour."There was some research done in New Zealand a number of years ago which indicated silver is the safest colour to drive,'' he says.  They are involved in fewer accidents and less-serious accidents compared with the next safest which is white."Green, brown and black are involved in the most accidents, so visibility obviously has an impact.  We humans have a problem perceiving differences of speed in green cars, maybe because of grassy backgrounds, I'm not sure."Black is a more obvious thing - when it's dark you just don't see a black car as easily.''  Golledge says men and women perceive car colours differently."We have stereotyping in our western society and generally it is the man who cleans the car and I might get into trouble for saying that, but it is one of the criteria they consider when buying a car.  Men and women tend to buy different colour cars. You won't see too many men driving a pink car.""Women are more attracted to the more belonging colours such as blue which appeals to our sense of reliability and belonging, or yellow which appeals to warmth and happiness. There's also a lot of orange cars on the road at the moment and that's all about playfulness.''Golledge says white cars are the most practical as they fade less in the sun and are cooler.  You are not appealing to any emotion when you buy a white car. It is a very neutral colour and you are not expressing your personality,'' he says."Often you find that white is the only free colour these days and you have to pay extra for metallic and other colours,'' he says.  They are also perceived as being easier to clean, but that is maybe false."But the main advantage of a white car is that it is perceived to hold its value better.  It's like if you are selling a house you don't paint it all sorts of personal colours, you paint it white or something neutral.''Golledge also believes more white cars will have been sold in the past 18 months of the global financial crisis, mainly by businesses cashing in on the government's tax incentive package.  Holden external communications director Emily Perry says the most popular Holden colours continue to be black (Phantom), white (Heron) and silver (Nitrate), but white is growing in popularity."It is a pragmatic choice for many buyers,'' she says. ``It is easy to keep clean, offers good visibility and good for resale value.  Interestingly though, there is also a growing trend among luxury and performance enthusiasts to order white vehicles, a trend we see among European marques as well."In many cases white is becoming the new black.  In terms of the more 'out-there' or 'hero' colours, Holden limits these to the sport performance range - SV6, SS, SSV across Ute, Sedan and Sportwagon."Some of our more popular hero colours at the moment are Atomic (bright green) and Poison Ivy (bright bottle green).''  Golledge says buying a car starts as a practical decision, backed by research and shopping around.However, when it comes to the crunch time of buying, it can become an emotional issue.  And then colour becomes important,'' he says."Then it comes down to practicality or emotion. It's a very individual thing.''  He also says partners and family members have a role in the decision making."So the male half of the relationship may want a black car but his partner may decide on a colour more appealing to them and will influence them accordingly,'' he says.  "This situation can of course work in reverse.''Car Colours And You(according to Golledge)RED: Mostly bought by men. It stands for passion, speed, performance and strength. It's also a danger colour, but realistically when you are talking about cars, it is performance. In the UK, red cars are the most commonly pulled over for speeding.BLACK: Mostly bought by single men aged 18-35. It says they are looking to establish their sense of mystery and interested in expressing themselves and their ambitions.WHITE: Bought by male and female professionals and tradespeople. It says you are practical.SILVER/BEIGE/CHAMPAGNE GOLD: Bought by professionals. Some people believe those who buy silver cars may be very practical, but it is also associated with jewellery and prestige.YELLOW/ORANGE: They appeal more to women and people who buy fun cars. They stand for warmth, playfulness and happiness. However, there is now also a stronger orange colour which is quite aggressive and powerful and may appeal more to young men.BLUE: Bought by both men and women and usually found on family cars. It stands for reliability. Those who choose blue are looking at a more social or belonging aspect. Some also think blue is cool, as in temperature.GREEN: Bought equally by men and women. There has been an upsurge in green cars lately which could challenge the traditional notion of green being related to wealth. These days green is more about the environment. It is no coincidence that Ford is promoting its Econetic Fiesta with a green car.

BATHURST veterans John Bowe and Paul Morris pulled off a major upset when they shared Garry Holt's BMW 335i in a victorious run in the Bathurst 12-hour production car race. Morris and Holt are previous winners in the same car but they were expected to have no chance against hordes of Lancer Evos, including the car of pole sitter Steve Owen, on a rainy day at Mount Panorama that even saw the race stopped while a fallen tree was removed from the course at the top of Conrod Straight.JAMIE McMurray was the surprise winner of Nascar's blue-ribon event, the Daytona 500, after a series of stoppages to try and repair track   damage. Marcos Ambrose went out of the race after just 80 laps with a terminal engine oil leak that sent him to the garage.MIKKO Hirvonen took first points in the Swedish Rally when he beat   defending and six-time world champion Sebastian Loeb into second on the snow-covered winter event. Hirvonen led from the start in his Ford Focus and his team mate Jari-Matti Latvala was third, although high-profile stars Marcus Gronholm, Petter Solberg and F1 refugee Kimmi Raikkonen were all back in the pack after problems including off-road excoursions.PAUL Morris gets an unplanned early start to his V8 Supercar season in Abu Dhabi this weekend when he takes Greg Murphy's seat in the new Castrol Commodore. Murphy has clashing commitments with the Top Gear Live world tour but will be in the Middle East in time for round two of the series in Bahrain.THE new look for the 2010 contenders in the Formula One championship includes longer chassis and removal of fully-faired wheel covers. The aero additions to the cars' wheels were banned as a safety move after a wheel came off Fernando Alonso's Renault last year when the cover was not properly secured.MOTOGP racers Jorge Lorenzo and Nicky Hayden are battling to get back   to pre-season testing with Yamaha and Ducati because of injury dramas. Lorenzo hurt his hand when he fell off a motocross bike during pre-season training while Hayden is recovering from surgery on his right arm to try and overcome what is called 'arm-pump', a common problem for many riders.MARK Skaife is busy designing another V8 Supercar track as he trims the course for the 2010 SuperCarnivale on the Gold Coast. Skaife was   the chief designer for the Townsville and Sydney circuits which joined the championship in 2009 and is responsible for the layout and safety of the Queensland track as it takes a major cut from the course previously used for IndyCar events.RETIRED F1 racer David Coulthard could make a comeback this year in the German Touring Car Championship. He has already tested a Mercedes-Benz racer in a move which means he could follow his former team mate   Mika Hakkinen - as well as retired F1 drivers Ralf Schumacher, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Jean Alesi and Keke Rosbert _ who turned to touring   cars once he was finished in grand prix racing.DANICA Patrick made the worst possible start to her career as a stock car driver, crashing out of the second-tier Nationwide Series season   opener at Daytona last weekend. The IndyCar driver is eventually planning a fulltime switch to the Sprint Cup but only qualified 15th   and was eventually caught up in a 10-car pileup that caused too much damage for her Chevrolet to continue.A radical new racecar, similar to 1950s 'car of the future' concepts in the American motor industry, is one of the proposals for a new chassis for the 2012 IndyCar World Series in the USA. The car, called the DeltaWing, looks more like the Batmobile than a traditional Indy 500 open-wheel runner but will have to beat out proposals from specialist makeers Lola, Swift and Dallara to win the next car contract.